Since the motors been sitting for about 6 months, before we picked it up, most of the valves weren't sealing great, but still usable. Te exhaust had a big crack in it, but we just decided to use the exhaust that was on the XJ that was in better condition.

We will also be getting a set of used 33's from a friend in Delaware for FREE! :highfive: Which is awesome, except they are in Delaware...

Next up will be going on over to the jy and getting some motor mounts so that we can finally get this thing running!

drseus38

09-03-2013 10:59 PM

Looks like you have a great start on this keep it up

Muddy97Cherokee

09-03-2013 11:52 PM

haha. You can say hopefully cheap but it'll burn a hole in your pocket quick. I tried starting out cheap but it has turned into a money pit, mainly adding unneeded but need parts!

cdyt7717

09-04-2013 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Muddy97Cherokee
(Post 15869618)

adding unneeded but need parts!

yup! hahaha

With my ZJ its one thing after another all the time... and its not like important stuff, well, my cat is going, but mostly like headliner, rear hatch supports, a/c parts, new windshield, blah blah blah. thats all like the past 3 weeks of stuff, i wish things would just stop going wrong!! :mad: but oh well

Anyway, i think we are just going to beat out the hood, and put some hood pins in it and see it there's anything we can do to fix that whole area around the driver side wiper. Also, it looks like where the frame and rear bumper meet, is broken, apparently, he tried to pull something or someone tried to pull him out of something, so theres that to weld back up now.

cdyt7717

09-14-2013 10:55 PM

Went ahead and got the radiator today. :D That and the cap was like $87. :( I also need an engine mount. I dont know why, but apparently dad threw them away after he swapped out the previous engine :confused: , but we have one that was "Beefed up" since my brother's mounts kept breaking on his XJ. We ended up getting a tranny and t case from my brother since he had one that he took out of his XJ, so now we have a backup in case that ever goes bad. Should be getting tires in the next week and putting on the track bar tomorrow. T-minus 4 weeks till Big Dogs! WOOHOO

Anyway, next thing is to get the motor in and start hooking things up! I plan on getting some tow hooks and mounting them to the frame for now. Hey, its better than nothing right?

cdyt7717

10-06-2013 12:45 PM

Alright, its been awhile, I've been busy with school and all. But we've got a lot done!

We got the engine and tranny hooked up, it runs and drives! Imagine that :p
We ran into some problems with the tranny we got from my brother, so we had to pull the one that was in this jeep out of the garage. The plugs were different on the other tranny.

Quick trip up to Advance to pick up some trans fluid fixed that though. that stuff is ridiculously expensive $$$, I think it was like $25 for 4 bottles :eek:

We also got the fenders cut out yesterday and got a windshield put in it. We had to actually take a piece of metal and make a new pinch weld down the driver side roof support, since we couldn't get it straightened back out all the way. It looks kinda weird, but it works!

Off Topic: My friend's Liberty's engine is shot, i found out you could put a 4.7L V8 & an Eaton Supercharger, off of the SVT Cobras, in a Libery and i begged him to do it.
I mean seeing that under the hood, if you could get a hood to fit around it, of a Liberty would be... hilarious :laugh:

Anyway, next thing is to get the motor in and start hooking things up! I plan on getting some tow hooks and mounting them to the frame for now. Hey, its better than nothing right?

No, not better than nothing. :nono:
XJ's don't have a frame and the uni-body is too thin for that. The first time you really need them they'll rip right out, go flying through the air to maim and kill every man, woman, and child in sight. Okay maybe not every one, but seriously you'll need some "frame" tie-ins to spread the load forces out over more area. I can't get your D-Ring plates link to work but I think you're on the right track there. :thumbsup:

cdyt7717

05-23-2014 11:06 AM

Hey sorry i haven't been on for soooo long. I got busy and caught up in life, school and work... Anyway, here are those images of the windshield!